$(3$ points$)$ At local craft fairs, Mark and Steve work together to produce handmade dolls. Mark can craft a doll in $10$ minutes, while Steve can complete the outfitting in $15$ minutes. What is their combined hourly production capacity?

$2$ dolls$/$hour

$3$ dolls$/$hour

$4$ dolls$/$hour $1$ doll$/15$ mins $*4=4$ dolls$/60$ minutes or hour

$6$ dolls$/$hour

$(3$ points$)$ Tec Cafe has gained popularity quickly, leading to extended wait times. Management is exploring strategies to decrease these wait times. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Reconfiguring the layout to include modular furniture that can be easily rearranged to accommodate varying party sizes can help reduce wait times.

If it is not feasible to reconfigure the seating as mentioned in A$),$ considering the table as the flow unit rather than the individual customer might be more effective since customers often come in groups.

Simply counting the number of customers in the waiting area provides an accurate measure of the restaurant's demand.

Distributing menus to customers while they wait and allowing them to order in advance can enhance the waiting experience and lessen the total time they spend in the restaurant.

$(3$ points$)$ Which of the following statements is FALSE when trying to reduce inventory within a system?

To minimize inventory levels, the capacity of a system needs to be reduced.

To reduce inventory within a system, it's advantageous to prioritize work through resources with lower capacity before those with higher capacity.

To diminish inventory in a system, we can implement a policy of initiating a new job only once a preceding job has cleared the bottleneck resource.

Generally, to cut down on inventory within a system, adding extra capacity to the system is beneficial.

$(3$ points$)$ UCSD Medical Center, an on$-$site health facility at the university, operates with several general practitioners. As it stands, patients do not schedule appointments and are seen by doctors on a first$-$come, first$-$served basis. Due to this system, there have been numerous complaints about the excessive wait times to consult with a physician.

Which of the following options will NOT contribute to a reduction in the average wait time for patients?

Expanding the medical staff to augment the clinic's overall capacity.

Implementing a system that allows patients to book consultations in advance.

Permitting patients to choose a preferred doctor and wait specifically for them.

All the above options will help to decrease the average wait time.

$(3$ points$)$ Which of the following statements about the first round of the Littlefield game is TRUE?

One can adopt the queueing formula learned in Session $7$ to estimate the lead time.

Increasing the maximum WIP in the game allow us to accept more jobs.

To achieve high cash position, it is important to time the buying and selling of the machines.

Station $2$ is a bottleneck because both step $2$ and step $4$ needs station $2.$